Hudson John Leverett (1640 - abt. 1694)

Born 3 May 1640 in Boston, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Payton) Leverett — married 20 Aug 1661 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died about 1694 at about age 53 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

Biography

Hudson John Leverett the son of John Leverett and Hannah Hudson was born May 3, 1640 in Boston he was baptized 10th of same month and year..^[1]

Hudson married Sarah Payton daughter of Capt. Bezaleel Payton and Mary (Greenough) Payton in 1661 in Boston.^[1]

He married second Elizabeth Gannett, daughter of Matthew Gannett and Hannah (Andrews) Gannett and the widow of John Tay. Elizabeth died at Roxbury, Massachuestts Dec. 16, 1714.^[2]

Children of Hudson listed in the will of his father, John Leverett:^[3]

1. Elizabeth, married name Cooke.
2. Ann, married name Hubbard.
3. Mary, married name Dudley
4. Hanna Leverett
5. Rebecca Leverett
6. Sarah Leverett.

He died between October 10 and December 1 in 1692.^[3] His grave is at Kings Chapel Burying Ground and his memorial only has links to those of his father and his wife Sarah.^[4]

His wife Sarah Payton died at Boston on June 7, 1679.^[3]

Children of Hudson and Sarah

1. John born Aug. 25, 1662, bap. May 8, 1670.^[1]President of Harvard College.^[5]

Children of Hudson and Elizabeth

1. Thomas born probably 1674, bap. June 7, 1674.^[1]A barber at Boston.^[5]

Note: The American Genealogist article makes a compelling argument for Elizabeth as the mother of Thomas, this would make his birth about 1680.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} A memoir biographical and genealogical, of Sir John Leverett, knt., governor of Massachusetts, 1673-79: of Hon. John Leverett, F.R.S., judge of the supreme court, and president of Harvard college; and of the family generally ... Author: Charles Edward Leverett. Crosby, Nichols & Co. 1856. A Google e-book. CELeverett The book contains a number of interesting illustrations as well as extensive detail on the life of the Leverett family. pp. 49-53., 95,96
2. ↑ "The Second Wife of Hudson Leverett." The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937- Vol. 25. p. 160, 161.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Early New England Families, 1641-1700. (Original Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2013. (By Alicia Crane Williams, Lead Genealogist.) Vol. John Leverett (m. 1639) p. 5.
4. ↑ Hudson John Leverett memorial at Find A Grave.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2013.) "Family of Elder Thomas Leverett" V. 4, p, 133

• Early New England Families, 1641-1700. (Original Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2013. (By Alicia Crane Williams, Lead Genealogist.) Vol. John Leverett (m. 1639) p. 5.link for subscribers

• Shurtleff, Nathaniel. Genealogical Notice of the Family of Elder Thomas Leverett, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, 1850) Vol. 4, Page 126, 132-3

• Bentley, William. The Diary of William Bentley, D.D., Pastor of the East Church, Salem, Massachusetts (Essex Institute, Salem, Mass., 1905) Vol. 3, Page 177

• Wead, Frederick W., The Second Wife of Hundson³ Leverett, The American Genealogist (1949) Vol. 25, Page 160: Hudson Leverett's unproved will (printed in Sewells's Diary, 3:31) was dated 10 Oct. 1692.

• Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society (Massachusetts Historical Society, 1882) Fifth Series, Vol. 7, Page 31: Diary of Samuel Sewall, 1674-1729 Vol. 3, 1714-1729, w/ General Index.